Arrowhead assembly



Jan. 2i, 1958 w. VANCE ARROWHEAD v.ASSEMBLY Filed April 12, 1957 INVENTOR.

VANCE.

WALTEQ BY ff/Wmum *m- TTO RNEYS v United States Patent ARROWHEAD ASSEMBLY Walter Vance, Northfield, Ohio Application April 12, 1957, Serial No. 652,440

3 Claims. (Cl. 273-1065) This invention relates generally to the archery art and is more particularly concerned with an improved arrowhead.

Of recent years, the bow and arrow has come into great prominence as means for hunting game. Unless an individual is exceptionally proficient in the use of a bow and arrow, oftentimes an animal, such as a deer, for example, is injured and subsequently escapes from the hunter, said animals often developing gangrene, for example, and it is accordingly desirable that such animals be wounded to the degree wherein they will be immobilized to subsequently be put out of their misery. Additionally, animals which are wounded and develop gangrene, for example, are subsequently killed by another hunter, if said second hunter is not aware of the sick condition of an animal, he may inadvertently utilize the meat thereof and accordingly this is a dangerous condition.

When utilizing a modern gun in hunting big game such as deer or the like, the impact power of the gun upon striking said game is generally sucient, even if the game is wounded superficially, to place the animal in a state of shock wherein the animal is substantially immobilized. It is quite impossible to develop the shocking power of the high powered rie with a bow and arrow. However, if an arrow can be projected at maximum velocity and includes a razor sharp arrowhead, it may have sucient force to pass entirely through the animal causing internal and external hemorrhaging, and the faster the animal bleeds the sooner he will stop and the more obvious trail of his movement will be left in order that the animal may be recovered by the hunter. Accordingly, it is highly desirable to inflict on the animal being hunted a mortal wound when hunting with the bow and arrow, wherein the arrow attains a relatively high velocity tending to pass through the animal to cause as little disturbance to the .animal as possible, wherein said arrow incorporates an extremely sharp arrowhead causing an exceptionally large wound causing maximum hemorrhaging, wherein the animal will remain in the locale of where it has been struck for subsequent recovery by the hunter. Arrowheads utilized in the past have had a tendency to push aside the arteries and blood vessels in an animals body which has been struck, and although causing a mortal wound, the animal has sucient control of its faculties to move a considerable distance from the spot at which it has been struck by the arrow. Additionally, the aforementioned conventional arrows do not attain a suiciently large wound in the animal which has been struck to leave a blood trail that will be easy to follow by the hunter.

'Ihe requisites or main objectives in the archery art when projecting an arrow are to obtain maximum distance of ight, a relatively at trajectory in order that the cutting and penetration upon striking a target.

f'ice tial degree, if one of the objectives is emphasized over the others, the others are normally sacrificed. For example, by increasing the size of span of the arrowhead i. e. increasing the Weight, there is a loss of distance of flight and reduction of velocity. However, a greater area will be struck and a larger wound will be achieved when the target is reached. Additionally, by reducing the size of the arrowhead an increased distance of ight may be attained in conjunction with a relatively at trajectory, but the size of the wound is diminished. Thus itis highly desirable in order to attain maximum efciency in the use of the bow and arrow, particularly in hunting, to have available an arrow' which when projected will Iafford maximum flight or distance at a relatively at trajectory and have sufficient velocity and cutting area to inict `an effective wound to immobilize the animal which is being hunted.

The primary object of this invention is to provide an improved arrowhead assembly affording all of the objectives heretofore set forth including means whereby blade elements of the arrowhead assembly automatically operate or function due to engagement with an animal toward which the arrow has been projected.

Another object of invention in conformance with that set forth is to provide an improved arrowhead 'as- V sembly of the character involved incorporating a blade assembly including a pair of symmetrical blade elements pivoted on a common axis of rotation normal to the longitudinal axis of the shaft of an arrow upon which the assembly is secured, said blade elements including V overlying elongated converging and intersecting leading end portions and diverging trailing end portions, said blade elements incorporating opposed longitudinal sharpened razor edges for severing and penetrating the hide of an animal toward which the arrow is projected, and including abutment shoulders orienting the blade elements to a first position normally assumed thereby during ight of the arrow which attains during said Hight a relatively ilat trajectory with a minimum of planing of the arrow and attaining during flight a maximum distance at a relatively high velocity, said blade elements upon striking a target pivoting to a position as a result of the engagement with the target to afford a greater cutting area wherein the relative position of the leading and trailing ends of the blade elements are reversed.

And yet another object of invention in conformance with that set forth is to provide an improved arrowhead assembly of the character involved which is readily and assembly showing the same mounted on the terminal end of an arrow shaft, showing by means of a phantom line the relative position of the hide of an animal just before the arrowhead assembly strikes the same;

Figure 2 is a view similar to Figure 1, showing the position assumed by the arrowhead assembly after partially entering the hide of an animal, and showing by means of phantom lines the manner in which the blade elements of the arrowhead assembly rotate after continued movement of the arrowhead assembly into the body of the,

animal;

Figure 3 is a plan view similar to Figures l and-2, v showing lthe relative position assumed by the blade ele-f: l

Patented Jan. 21, 1958 ments of the arrowhead.r assembly after the same ulti mately engages the body of an animal through which the K arrow is passing;

Figure 4 is. anA end view looking substantially from'V li'ne 4 4 ofy Figure 3;

Figure 5 is an enlarged section` taken substantially on the plane. of line 5-5 of Figure 1; and

Figure 6 is a section takensubstantially on theuplane' ofline66 of'Figure 5.

Referring to the drawing indetail, indicated generallyA at Sis .a conventional arrow shaft Vof any suitable' character including on the terminalA endY thereof a reduced diametered portion` 10 which will have secured thereon in longitudinally extendingrelationship the improved arrow-4 head assembly indicated generallyy at 12. Indicated generally at H, see Figures 1 through 3, is the'outer surface of the. hide of an animal toward which the arrow will have been projected.`

The arrowhead assembly 12 is constructed of any suitable material. The arrowhead assembly 1-2 includes a support member indicated genera'lly at 14 and ahead or blade assembly indicated generally at 16.

The support member 14` comprises an elongated-body member 18 including at one end', conveniently defined as the rear-end, a tubular ferrule portion 2u telescopically receiving therein the reduced diametered portion 10 of the shaft Sy of the arrow. Ther opposite end of the support member has' a conical or dome-like. configuration; as-.indicated at 22` and has extending, diametrically thereacross in alignment with the longitudinal axis of the body member and opening toward the; domeflike end 22 an elongated slot portion 24. Extending transversely through the slot portion 24 andnormall theretov as well.. as being normal to :the longitudinal axis. of the; support: member isla-.suitable support shaft 26, secured in any suitable manner, whichY extends; through anV intermediate portion of said slotportion. 24. y

f.desired,vas most clearly seenv inv Figure -6, the body member 18 may be` slightly relieved or rounded as indicated at 28 and 30,. of the rear-end of the slot portion 24 providing abutment shouldersv for: engagement with abutment portions of blade elements of. the: head` orblade assembly -16 as will subsequently bedescribecl in detail.

TheV headl or blade assembly; 16. comprisesA a pair of. symmetrical. similar blade elements 3'2V and 34 which are substantially elongat'edlwhich are intermediately pivotedxon the. pivot shaft4 26. Each of the'blade, elements 32 and: 3'4'incorporate an opposed outer razor-sharpened or beveled outer edge 36"wbich extends the length thereof. When mounted'on the support member 14 the blade elements 32` and 34 include a leading end'S and-40, respectively, which is arcnately conformed and`disp-osed`in converging' intersecting relationship and may bein slightfrictional' enga'ge'mentto` tend to retain' tbe blade elements inl the position in Figure l, this being the position assumed by the headY assembly during flight of' the arrow. VThe blade elements'SZ' and"34',` when mounted; on the support member 1'4 incorporate diverging trailing ends '42v and 44', respectively, of a lesser length,l measuring from. the pivot shaft 26 than' the leading' en'd's' of the blade elements. Extending from' the' trailing ends' 42.- andv Y44. of the blade elements in angular relationship are' substantiall'y' linear abutment shoulders' 46' and@ 48,vrespectively', which extend" into a laterallyextendingY transversely apertured pivot ear portionxS'G' and 52,2 respectively,.which are journaled on the pivotqshaft 26V ixr iuxtaposed overly'- ing relationship; Extending in substantially parallel offset relative to the longitudinal axis of the arrow shaft the relationship relative to the' linear 'abutment shoulders 46 and 4S -on-fthe respectivejblade elements', are'-sec0nd="linear substantially reduced width, the leadinfgend thereof` maximum span of the arrowhead assembly. During this condition, the arrow nia-ybey projected from a suitable bow at a maximum velocity-in .a relatively flat trajectory when a minimum of'planing will occur. Considering Figurev 2; the ari-o'dreadl assembly is' illustrated as! having partially entered the hide H of an .animal or the like and the leading ends ofthe blade elements will be pivoted in a scissor-like action away from each otheras the arrow continues to move through the outer surface of the hide of the animal. The blade elements will ultimately attain a laterally* disposed relationship as illustrated byl the` phantom lines ol"v Figure 2; Continued progress ofy they arrowhead assembly into the body of the animal results in the arrowhead assembly' ultimately being disposedl in the condition-v sho'wnfinFigure 3', whereinithe"v leading e'n'd'sl 38 andv 400i the blade `elements are disposed in trailing relationship relative to1V the trailingends 421 'andi 44, re'il spectively, said trailing ends' being disposedadjacenteach other andi oriented in' position withthe abutmentV shoulders 54# and:l 56--r'e'spe'ctilvely engaging the? abutment portions z-and'llof the'- support member' M During" this'conditi'o'n; an increased span or cutting alreai-sattairie'dl accordingly! c-:ausi'ng` amore serious 'and' deadlyl wound than that iiiictedibyanarrowhead encompassing the spa-n' asl shown inf Figure 1.- Additionally, in addition tol'the' increased'crrtti-ng-area fot-med by the arrowhead assembly, there; is' a-v greater possibilityl and insurance tbat-thevariouis arteries, veins etc.` will be severed within the aninfals body causing increased internal-rand external-y bentorrhaging for the purposesfme'ntionedt Thus there hasbeendisc'lose'da novelarr'owlead assern; 4bly which fully conforms andi achieves tli'e'desirable'frequisites set-forth? inl the; objects of invention.

The foregoing is: consideredl-:is-illustrative onlyofthe principles of' the". inve'ntio'ri. Further, since! numerous 'mo'diiications'` andi changes* willi readily occur te those skilled inthe art, it' is' not desired' to limit-'fthelinveh'tion to the exact construction and' opera/tion1 shown'an'd dei` scribed, and accordingly alll suit-ablemodiii'cat'ibn'sand* equivalents' may be? resortedto, falling'within-the'scope't of the appended claims-z What'isclaim'ed as new is asfollows.: i

l. An arrowhead assembly 'comprisingla supportmenjf ber including meansiffor securing" thesan'l'e'longitudinally" of the terminal endlv of' an' arrow shalf't,l and a' bladeassembly on" saidf supportimember, said? blade assembly comprising a'pair of symmetrical elongated? blade' elements intermedia-tely and freely pivoted -ona common axis off rota-tionn'orma'l t'o thelongitudinal axis' of.y the` support member, said blade` elements includingV forward leading" converging' ends overlyingI each other and continuing therebeyondand trailing'diverging ends', said' bladeel'el' ments including" opposed' sharpened longitudinal` outer' edges atong the length thereof, the leading endsiot'they blade elements being pivotal across,V each otherY when'r` engaging a target. and the trailingends being-positionabie adjacent .each other to. provide anL increased" span to. the arrowhead. assemblyy greater than the span Vthereof when.' the v same` isf initially projected from i a bowv or` the like@ 2. ln an arrowheadv assembly asi set forth in elainrfhv whereinf said blade elements includeY abutment=shoulders extending angularly; from the' sharpened longitudinal: edges thereof engageable on opposite sidesrofrthe"support'menr-1 ber for orienting the leadin'gl and. trailing ends` ofthe: bizare` elementsy during:Y night and; impaetnforh attaining;l optimum night and wound-forming characteristics g .3.. In' an arrowheadassembly asset forth infcla'irn' 21a portion of the support member.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 707,683 Farwell Aug. 26, 1902 6 Chandler July 7, 1942 Lapsensohn Dec. 7, 1948 Steinbacher Sept. 18, 1951 

